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Short-Term Rental and Vacation Rental News

Find news stories, highlighting the latest trends, developments, and opportunities in the vacation and short-term rental markets. Read stories about property management, regulation changes, and the impact of technology on the guest experience. News stories in the archive also analyze the role of major players in the industry, such as Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com, and how their strategies and innovations are influencing the overall market.

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TripAdvisor to Expand Travelers Fees for Vacation Rentals

TripAdvisor's decision to expand travelers' fees for vacation rentals will please Wall Street and could put pressure on Booking.com, which adamantly eschews such fees, to do likewise.

TripAdvisor to Expand Travelers Fees for Vacation Rentals

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Airbnb Confirms $1.5 Billion Funding Round

Airbnb has an ample amount of privately raised cash to burn. That whole IPO thing is still on the agenda but off in the future.

Airbnb Confirms $1.5 Billion Funding Round
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HomeAway’s Apple TV App Provides Renters an In-Room Concierge

Turn on your hotel-room TV and you'll see property information. Vacation rentals will eventually get on board, too, and this is the start.

HomeAway’s Apple TV App Provides Renters an In-Room Concierge

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Expedia CFO: Airbnb Getting Into Hotel Bookings Is a Serious Threat

The websites that have the most comprehensive set of lodging choices, whether they are hotels, vacation rentals, apartments or igloos, will dominate. Expedia, through its HomeAway acquisition and intent to develop apartment rentals in cities, knows this and is getting ready for the future of travel in lodging.

Expedia CFO: Airbnb Getting Into Hotel Bookings Is a Serious Threat

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Airbnb Revenue Now Larger Than Choice Hotels and HomeAway

The latest revenue numbers from Airbnb explain why Expedia is acquiring HomeAway, the Priceline Group is touting its 21 million bookable rooms, and Wall Street analysts are questioning hotel-chain CEOs on the prospect of selling hotel rooms through Airbnb.

Airbnb Revenue Now Larger Than Choice Hotels and HomeAway

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Airbnb Emphasizes Its Host Community to Make Sleeping With Strangers Less Weird

The biggest challenge for Airbnb is the idea that staying with a stranger is strange. So Airbnb is shining a brighter spotlight on its community of hosts worldwide to inject the brand perception with a more familial enthusiasm.

Airbnb Emphasizes Its Host Community to Make Sleeping With Strangers Less Weird

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Airbnb’s Ambition to Be a Superbrand That Defines a Generation

Airbnb is evolving into a global movement that transcends travel because it's crafting a universal ideology that promotes positive human values wherever it does business.

Airbnb’s Ambition to Be a Superbrand That Defines a Generation

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How Airbnb Used Its Community Following Paris Attacks

Airbnb is evolving as a social network as much as a room sharing platform with services like its new Community Center page, which hosts and guests used right after the Paris attacks.

How Airbnb Used Its Community Following Paris Attacks

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Understanding How Airbnb Empowers Hosts With New Business Travel Strategy

Airbnb launched the "Business Travel Ready" program to help hosts better develop the guest experience for executive travelers.

Understanding How Airbnb Empowers Hosts With New Business Travel Strategy

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3 Airbnb Hosts on What Guests Demand Now

The Airbnb Community Compact, released this week, says all the things it wants cities to hear, but it's the hosts that have real insight.

3 Airbnb Hosts on What Guests Demand Now